Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood

Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood
ISBN-10
1841504157
ISBN-13
9781841504155
Series
Directory of World Cinema
Category
Motion picture industry
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Intellect Books
Author
Lincoln Geraghty

Description

What is a Hollywood crime film? Like many other Hollywood forms, crime film clearly demonstrates that popular cinema exceeds definition as mere entertainment. The history of crime film makes clear that its varied narrative forms have ...

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